• Mill woes, ethanol to limit Brazil's sugar revival Mill woes, ethanol to limit Brazil's sugar revival

    Brazil's sugar production, and exports, will not for at least another two years challenge their record highs set two seasons ago, the International Sugar Organization believes – although ethanol output may jump.

    Jun 8, 2014

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  • EU ethanol makers laud curb on 'unfair' US imports EU ethanol makers laud curb on 'unfair' US imports

    Europe's ethanol industry trumpeted success in a campaign to end "unfair" US exports which have been hurting the bloc's own producers, even as Sweden's Lantmannen underlined "major uncertainty" over its biofuels busine Industry group ePure said that a European Commission move to tax ethanol imports into the European Union relating to their initial origin would put "an immediate end to unfair trade practices" being operated by exporters from the US.

    Jun 4, 2014

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  • Tully crush set to to beat record as North Queensland cane crushing season commences Tully crush set to to beat record as North Queensland cane crushing season commences

    With the focus lately being firmly on the future of sugar marketing, you could be forgiven for forgetting the cane crushing season is upon us. Around Tully in north Queensland, there's a record amount of land under cane, and the mill is gearing up to crush more than its largest-ever crop of 2.41 million tons.

    Jun 1, 2014

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  • Bitter taste in sugar marketing battle Bitter taste in sugar marketing battle

    The bitter fight over the right to market the bulk of Queensland's sugar production continues to heat up. Australia's largest sugar miller, Wilmar, is meeting with growers again this week with the aim of convincing them to sign new cane supply agreements.

    May 27, 2014

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  • Sugar industry calls for Renewable Energy Target to stay Sugar industry calls for Renewable Energy Target to stay

    Australia's biggest sugar producer has taken the next step to formally sever its ties with the sugar marketing pool. Yesterday, Wilmar served notice of its intention to exit the current marketing system at the end of the 2016 season, a move it foreshadowed to the industry a month ago.

    May 25, 2014

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  • Wilmar puts the North Queensland sugar industry on notice Wilmar puts the North Queensland sugar industry on notice

    Australia's biggest sugar producer has taken the next step to formally sever its ties with the sugar marketing pool. Yesterday, Wilmar served notice of its intention to exit the current marketing system at the end of the 2016 season, a move it foreshadowed to the industry a month ago.

    May 25, 2014

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  • Sugar Exports From India Slowing as Subsidy Delay Deters Buyers Sugar Exports From India Slowing as Subsidy Delay Deters Buyers

    Sugar shipments from India, the second-biggest producer, have slowed after domestic prices climbed to a 15-month high and as a delay in announcement of export incentives deters traders, the largest refiner said. Exports may total about 300,000 tons in the six months through September, compared with 1.5 million tons in the prior six months, Narendra Murkumbi, managing director of Shree Renuka Sugars (SHRS) Ltd., said in a phone interview on May 5.

    May 11, 2014

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  • El Nino Alert by Australia Signals Droughts to Floods El Nino Alert by Australia Signals Droughts to Floods

    Australia issued an El Nino alert on expectations the weather-altering pattern will probably develop as early as July, potentially bringing drought across the Asia-Pacific region and heavier-than-usual rains to South America.

    May 6, 2014

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